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Game of the Year

:2006 : '' Shadow Of The Colossus ''
:2005 : '' Half-Life 2 ''
:2004 : ''''
:2003 : '' Metroid Prime ''
:2002 : '' Grand Theft Auto III ''
:2001 : '' The Sims ''


Original Game Character of the Year

:2004 : "''
:2003 : " Sly Cooper " from '' Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus ''
:2002 : "''
:2001 : " Seaman " from '' Seaman ''


Character Design

:2006 : '' Shadow Of The Colossus ''
:2005 : '' Half-Life 2 ''


Rookie Studio of the Year

:2006 : Double Fine Productions (for '' Psychonauts '')
:2005 : Crytek (for '' Far Cry '')
:2004 : Infinity Ward (for '' Call Of Duty '')
:2003 : Retro Studios (for '' Metroid Prime '')
:2002 : Bohemia Interactive Studio (for '' Operation Flashpoint '')
:2001 : Counter-Strike (for '' Counter-Strike '')


Excellence in Audio

:2006 : '' Guitar Hero ''
:2005 : '' Halo 2 ''
:2004 : '' Call Of Duty ''
:2003 : ''''
:2002 : ''''
:2001 : '' Diablo II ''


Excellence in Game Design

:2006 : '' Shadow Of The Colossus ''
:2005 : '' Katamari Damacy ''
:2004 : ''''
:2003 : '' Battlefield 1942 ''
:2002 : '' Grand Theft Auto III ''
:2001 : '' Deus Ex ''


Excellence in Level Design

:2003 : '' Metroid Prime ''
:2002 : '' ICO ''
:2001 : '' American McGee's Alice ''


Excellence in Programming

:2004 : ''''
:2003 : '' Neverwinter Nights ''
:2002 : '' Black And White ''
:2001 : '' The Sims ''


Technology

:2006 : '' Nintendogs ''
:2005 : '' Half-Life 2 ''


Excellence in Visual Arts

:2006 : '' Shadow Of The Colossus ''
:2005 : '' World Of Warcraft ''
:2004 : ''''
:2003 : '' Kingdom Hearts ''
:2002 : '' ICO ''
:2001 : '' Jet Grind Radio ''


Excellence in Writing

:2006 : '' Psychonauts ''
:2005 : '' Half-Life 2 ''
:2004 : ''''
:2003 : '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell ''


Game Innovation Spotlights

:2006 : '' Nintendogs ''; '' Guitar Hero ''
:2005 : '' Donkey Konga ''; '' I Love Bees ''; '' Katamari Damacy ''
:2004 : ''''; '' Viewtiful Joe ''; '' WarioWare, Inc. : Mega Microgame$''
:2003 : ''''; '' The Thing ''
:2002 : '' Black And White ''; '' Grand Theft Auto III ''; '' ICO ''; '' Majestic ''; '' Rez ''
:2001 : '' Counter-Strike ''; '' Crazy Taxi ''; '' Deus Ex ''; '' Jet Grind Radio ''; '' No One Lives Forever ''


Lifetime Achievement Award

:2006 : Richard Garriott
:2005 : Eugene Jarvis
:2004 : Mark Cerny
:2003 : Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997)
:2002 : Yuji Naka
:2001 : Will Wright


The First Penguin Award

:2006 : Don Woods , Will Crowther (creators of the early text game ''Adventure'' )
:2005 : Richard Bartle
:2004 : Masaya Matsuura
:2003 : David Crane , Larry Kaplan , Jim Levy , Alan Miller , Bob Whitehead ( Activision )
:2002 : Hubert Chardot
:2001 : Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer


Maverick Award

:2005 : Matt Adams , Ju Row Farr , and Nick Tandavanitj ( Blast Theory )
:2004 : Brian Fiete , Jason Kapalka , and John Vechey ( PopCap Games )


IGDA Award For Community Contribution

:2006 : Chris Hecker
:2005 : Sheri Graner Ray
:2004 : Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk
:2003 : Doug Church ( Eidos Interactive )
:2002 : Jeff Lander
:2001 : John Carmack


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